Three Petersburg High School students traveled to Haines with their music teacher, Chelsea Corrao, to perform in the October 23-25, 2022 Southeast Alaska Honor Music Festival. After a classic southeast travel experience complete with flight delays and an early morning ferry, the students met the other musicians and began rehearsals in preparation for a Tuesday evening live performance.

The process for selection for Honor Music began back in September. Chelsea Corrao, the new Petersburg High School music teacher, explains, "Southeast music teachers record student auditions prior to our Septembe...